Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит

Толкин Джон Рональд Руэл

inquisitive [n'kwztv] scuffle ['skf l] extraordinarily [k'str: d n rl]

Occasionally a slender beam of sun that had the luck to slip in through some opening in the leaves far above, and still more luck in not being caught in the tangled boughs and matted twigs beneath, stabbed down thin and bright before them. But this was seldom, and it soon ceased altogether. There were black squirrels in the wood. As Bilbo’s sharp inquisitive eyes got used to seeing things he could catch glimpses of them whisking off the path and scuttling behind tree-trunks. There were queer noises too, grunts, scufflings, and hurryings in the undergrowth, and among the leaves that lay piled endlessly thick in places on the forest-floor; but what made the noises he could not see. The nastiest things they saw were the cobwebs: dark dense cobwebs with threads extraordinarily thick, often stretched from tree to tree, or tangled in the lower branches on either side of them. There were none stretched across the path, but whether because some magic kept it clear, or for what other reason they could not guess.

It was not long before they grew to hate the forest (уже очень вскоре: «не прошло много времени до того, как» они стали ненавидеть этот лес; to grow (grew, grown) + to infinitive — выражает начало действия, выраженного

инфинитивом) as heartily (так же искренне) as they had hated the tunnels of the goblins (как они ненавидели туннели гоблинов до этого), and it seemed (и он, казалось) to offer even less hope of any ending (предлагал даже меньше надежд /на то, что он/ когда-нибудь закончится). But they had to go on and on (но они должны были идти вперед и вперед), long after they were sick for a sight of the sun (спустя много времени после того, как им ужасно хотелось увидеть солнышко; to be sick for smth., smb. — тосковать, sick — чувствующий тошноту, больной) and of the sky (и небо), and longed for the feel of wind on their faces (и жаждали почувствовать ветерок на своих лицах; a feel — осязание, ощущение, чувство). There was no movement of air (не было никакого движения воздуха) down under the forest-roof (внизу, под плотными кронами деревьев; forest — лес, roof — крыша), and it was everlastingly still and dark and stuffy (и он был постоянно/вечно тих, и темен, и душен; everlasting — вечный: «вечнодлящийся»). Even the dwarves felt it (даже гномы почувствовали это), who were used to tunneling (которые привыкли к проделыванию туннелей), and lived at times for long whiles (и иногда жили долгие периоды времени) without the light of the sun (без солнечного света); but the hobbit (но хоббит), who liked holes to make a house in (которому нравились норки для того, чтобы устраивать в них домик) but not to spend summer days in (но не для того, чтобы проводить в них солнечные деньки), felt he was being slowly suffocated (чувствовал, что он медленно начинал задыхаться: «что он подвергался медленному удушению»; to suffocate — душить, удушать). The nights were the worst (самыми плохими были ночи). It then became pitch-dark (тогда становилось очень темно; pitch — смола, деготь) — not what you call pitch-dark (не то, как вы называете «очень темно»), but really pitch (а просто-таки тьма кромешная); so black that you really could see nothing (так черно, что действительно ничего не было видно). Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose (Бильбо пытался махать своей рукой перед своим же носом), but he could not see it at all (но он совершенно не мог ее разглядеть).

heartily ['h: tl] everlastingly [ev'l: stl] suffocate ['sfket]

It was not long before they grew to hate the forest as heartily as they had hated the tunnels of the goblins, and it seemed to offer even less hope of any ending. But they had to go on and on, long after they were sick for a sight of the sun and of the sky, and longed for the feel of wind on their faces. There was no movement of air down under the forest-roof, and it was everlastingly still and dark and stuffy. Even the dwarves felt it, who were used to tunnelling, and lived at times for long whiles without the light of the sun; but the hobbit, who liked holes to make a house in but not to spend summer days in, felt he was being slowly suffocated. The nights were the worst. It then became pitch-dark — not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch; so black that you really could see nothing. Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose, but he could not see it at all.

Well, perhaps it is not true to say (ну уж, возможно, было бы неправдой сказать) that they could see nothing (что они ничего не могли видеть): they could see eyes (они могли видеть глаза). They slept all closely huddled together (они спали, близко располагаясь друг к другу; to huddle — валить в одну кучу, сбивать в кучу; перемешивать), and took it in turns to watch (и по очереди дежурили; turn — оборот, поворот, to watch — наблюдать, следить); and when it was Bilbo’s turn (и когда была очередь Бильбо) he would see gleams in the darkness round them (он видел слабый свет в темноте вокруг них), and sometimes pairs of yellow or red or green eyes (и иногда пары желтых, или красных, или зеленых глаз) would stare at him (смотрели пристально на него) from a little distance (совсем близко: «с небольшого расстояния»), and then slowly fade and disappear (затем /они/ медленно затухали и исчезали; tofade — вянуть, выгорать) and slowly shine out again in another place (и медленно загорались снова, в другом месте). And sometimes they would gleam down (а иногда они даже мерцали /вниз/) from the branches just above him (с ветвей прямо над ним); and that was most terrifying (и это было самым ужасающим). But the eyes that he liked the least (но глаза, которые ему нравились меньше всего) were horrible pale bulbous sort of eyes (были ужасные, бледные, выпуклые глаза; bulbous — луковичный; bulb — луковица).

huddle [hdl] disappear [ds'p] terrify ['terfa] bulbous ['blbs]

Well, perhaps it is not true to say that they could see nothing: they could see eyes. They slept all closely huddled together, and took it in turns to watch; and when it was Bilbo’s turn he would see gleams in the darkness round them, and sometimes pairs of yellow or red or green eyes would stare at him from a little distance, and then slowly fade and disappear and slowly shine out again in another place. And sometimes they would gleam down from the branches just above him; and that was most terrifying. But the eyes that he liked the least were horrible pale bulbous sort of eyes.

“Insect eyes (глаза насекомого) ” he thought (думал он; to think), “not animal eyes (/это/ не глаза животного), only they are much too big (только они очень уж большие). ” Although it was not yet very cold (хотя еще было не очень холодно), they tried lighting watch-fires at night (они пытались разводить: «разжигать» бивачные костры ночью), but they soon gave that up (но вскоре они бросили это/отказались от этого). It seemed to bring hundreds and hundreds of eyes (это, казалось, привлекает сотни и сотни глаз) all round them (со всех сторон вокруг них), though the creatures (хотя существа), whatever they were (кто бы они ни были), were careful never to let their bodies show (были осторожны и никогда не показывали свои туловища; to let smth. do smth. — допустить, позволить, чтобы что-то произошло) in the little flicker of the flames (в небольших вспышках пламени). Worse still (что еще хуже) it brought thousands of dark-grey and black moths (это привлекало тысячи темно-серых и черных мотыльков), some nearly as big as your hand (некоторые /были/ такие же большие, что твоя рука), flapping and whirring round their ears (хлопающих /крыльями/ и жужжащих вокруг их ушей). They could not stand that (они не могли этого выносить; to stand — стоять, находиться), nor the huge bats (ни огромных летучих мышей), black as a top-hat, either (черных, как цилиндры, тоже /не могли выносить/); so they gave up fires (так что они перестали разводить костры) and sat at night (и сидели ночами) and dozed in the enormous uncanny darkness (и дремали в огромнейшей жуткой темноте). All this went on (все это продолжалось) for what seemed to the hobbit ages upon ages (/столько/, что хоббиту показалось вечностью: «сроками /добавленными/ на сроки»; age — возраст, эра, долгий срок); and he was always hungry (и он всегда был голоден), for they were extremely careful with their provisions (так как они были чрезвычайно осторожны = экономны со своими запасами съестного). Even so (даже при этих условиях), as days followed days (когда дни следовали за днями), and still the forest seemed just the same (и все же лес казался все таким же), they began to get anxious (они начали проявлять тревогу: «становиться встревоженными»). The food would not last for ever (еда не будет длиться вечно): it was in fact already beginning to get low (ее уже, на самом деле, становилось меньше; low — низкий, ниже желаемого уровня).

insect ['nsekt] watch-fire ['wtfa] whirr [w:]

“Insect eyes” he thought, “not animal eyes, only they are much too big. ” Although it was not yet very cold, they tried lighting watch-fires at night, but they soon gave that up. It seemed to bring hundreds and hundreds of eyes all round them, though the creatures, whatever they were, were careful never to let their bodies show in the little flicker of the flames. Worse still it brought thousands of dark-grey and black moths, some nearly as big as your hand, flapping and whirring round their ears. They could not stand that, nor the huge bats, black as a top-hat, either; so they gave up fires and sat at night and dozed in the enormous uncanny darkness. All this went on for what seemed to the hobbit ages upon ages; and he was always hungry, for they were extremely careful with their provisions. Even so, as days followed days, and still the forest seemed just the same, they began to get anxious. The food would not last for ever: it was in fact already beginning to get low.

They tried shooting at the squirrels (они пытались стрелять в белок), and they wasted many arrows (и они растратили /впустую/ много стрел) before they managed (до того, как им удалось) to bring one down on the path (подстрелить одну /белку/ на тропу; to bring down — свалить, сломать; подстрелить, сбить). But when they roasted it (но когда они поджарили ее), it proved horrible to taste (она оказалась ужасной на вкус; toprove—доказывать, подверждать; оказываться), and they shot no more squirrels (и больше белок они не стреляли). They were thirsty too (они также испытывали жажду), for they had none too much water (так как у них было не очень много воды с собой), and in all the time (и за все это время) they had seen neither spring nor stream (они не видели ни ручья, ни речки). This was their state (таковым было их состояние) when one day (когда однажды) they found their path blocked by a running water (когда они обнаружили, что их тропа перекрыта потоком воды: «проточной водой»). It flowed fast and strong (поток был быстрым и сильным; to flow — течь, литься) but not very wide (но не очень широким) right across the way (как раз через их путь), and it was black (и он был черным), or looked it in the gloom (или выглядел черным во мраке). It was well that Beorn had warned them against it (хорошо, что Беорн предупредил их о нем), or they would have drunk from it (а то они бы выпили из него), whatever its colour (несмотря на его цвет; whatever — какой бы ни, любой), and filled some of their emptied skins at its bank (и наполнили бы несколько из опустевших бурдюков у его берегов). As it was (теперь же: «как это было») they only thought of how to cross it (они думали только о том, как пересечь его) without wetting themselves in its water (не замочившись в его воде). There had been a bridge of wood across (был там /когда-то/ деревянный мост через /него/), but it had rotted (но он прогнил; to rot — гнить, портиться, погибать) and fallen (и упал) leaving only the broken posts near the bank (оставив только разломанные столбы у берега). Bilbo kneeling on the brink (Бильбо опустился на колени на отвесном берегу; to kneel — становиться на колени, стоять на коленях, a knee — колено) and peering forward cried (и, всматриваясь вперед, закричал): “There is a boat against the far bank (у дальнего берега есть лодка)! Now why couldn’t it have been this side (ну так почему же она не могла бы быть у этого берега)!”

“How far away do you think it is (насколько она далека, как вы думаете)?” asked Thorin (спросил Торин), for by now they knew (так как к этому времени они знали) Bilbo had the sharpest eyes among them (что у Бильбо самое острое среди них всех зрение).

arrow ['aer] kneeling ['ni: l] squirrel ['skwrl]

They tried shooting at the squirrels, and they wasted many arrows before they managed to bring one down on the path. But when they roasted it, it proved horrible to taste, and they shot no more squirrels. They were thirsty too, for they had none too much water, and in all the time they had seen neither spring nor stream. This was their state when one day they found their path blocked by a running water. It flowed fast and strong but not very wide right across the way, and it was black, or looked it in the gloom. It was well that Beorn had warned them against it, or they would have drunk from it, whatever its colour, and filled some of their emptied skins at its bank. As it was they only thought of how to cross it without wetting themselves in its water. There had been a bridge of wood across, but it had rotted and fallen leaving only the broken posts near the bank. Bilbo kneeling on the brink and peering forward cried: “There is a boat against the far bank! Now why couldn’t it have been this side!”

“How far away do you think it is?” asked Thorin, for by now they knew

Bilbo had the sharpest eyes among them.

“Not at all far (вовсе не далеко). I shouldn’t think above twelve yards (не думаю, что больше двенадцати ярдов; yard — ярд, мера длины = 3 фута = 91, 44 см). ”

“Twelve yards (двенадцать ярдов)! I should have thought it was thirty at least (я бы подумал, что по крайней мере в тридцати), but my eyes don’t see as well (но мои глаза не видят так хорошо) as they used a hundred years ago (как они видели сотню лет назад; used (to) — привыкший). Still twelve yards is as good as a mile (все же, двенадцать ярдов это все равно что миля; as goodas — фактически, в сущности; mile — миля = 1605 м). We can’t jump it (мы не можем перепрыгнуть через него), and we daren’t try to wade or swim (и мы не посмеем попробовать перейти его в брод или переплыть). ”